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Tuition, scholarships, aid

The cost of a college education can be expensive, but we think it's a worthwhile one. That's why more than 90 percent of first-year students receive financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants and low-interest loans.

Scholarships and financial aid

The value of a Marquette education

Knowing where your money goes and how the university operates is paramount to understanding the true value of a Marquette education.
Working together with our students, we've compiled some key data and laid it out in an accessible, transparent and easy-to-read guide.

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Community. At Marquette, that word doesn’t just refer to the bustling scene on Wisconsin Avenue or the latest episode of alumnus Danny Pudi’s show on NBC. Our community extends across multiple social media channels, places for prospective students, current students and alumni to interact.

Criminology major

Ours is a culture fascinated by crime, criminal behavior and the justice system. The criminology major moves beyond simple fascination to investigate causes and prevention of criminal behavior, as well as the meaning and application of the legal process, law enforcement, court management and correctional treatment, as each affects the rights and responsibilities of citizens.

Internships.

Learn from the pros.

Your courses will be taught by some of the nation’s leading criminology scholars and field professionals. They have distinguished themselves in their fields, and their expertise has been sought by print media and television, including national programs such as NBC’s Dateline.

Thinking about law school?

When you combine the legal foundations of the criminology major with anthropology, history, philosophy or sociology, you will be well-equipped with the intellectual tools you’ll need for law school.

Get connected.

Join the Criminology and Law Society and you’ll have many opportunities to meet with speakers from the FBI, local law enforcement and the district attorney’s office and the fields of forensic science and probation and parole.

Great mixer.

If you’re interested in a career helping victims of crimes, you can combine the criminology major with a major or minor in social welfare and justice. Likewise, psychology majors often take advantage of this major’s specialized courses to get their unique perspectives and to prepare for further studies in criminal psychology.

Suggested curriculum

Major courses are bolded.

Freshman

Introduction to Criminology

UCCS - Rhetoric and Composition I & II

UCCS - Histories of Cultures and Societies*

UCCS - Science and Nature*

UCCS - Introduction to Theology

Foreign Language I & II

Sophomore

Police and Society or Police Organization and Administration

Criminology Elective

Social Statistics

UCCS - Literature/Performing Arts*

UCCS - Mathematical Reasoning*

UCCS - Philosophy of Human Nature

Foreign Language III

Junior

Criminal Court Process

Methods of Criminological Research or methods of Social Research

Corrections: Prisons, Probation and Parole

One Criminology Elective

UCCS - Diverse Cultures

UCCS - Theory of Ethics

UCCS - Theology*

Elective

Senior

Criminal Law and Procedure

Criminology Internship or Criminology Elective

Criminology Elective

Senior Experience - Capstone Seminar

Electives

*Choose from list of approved UCCS (University Core of Common Studies) courses offered by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Criminology

You might like the Criminology major if you

✓ Enjoy social studies

✓ Are committed to the search for truth and social justice

What can you do with a major in Criminology?

Marquette’s criminology and law studies graduates typically work in law enforcement, corrections and at every level of the court system.